Issue link: https://newsleader.uberflip.com/i/325356
Black-and-white images taken by photogra- pher J.B. McCourtney, which chronicle more than seven decades of "Old Florida," are on display in the Terrace Building, located at 101 S. Washington Blvd. in Sarasota, the county has announced. A lifelong resident of Sarasota, McCourtney "has dedicated more than 30 years to captur- ing the heritage of Southwest Florida," a news release explains. "The 41 photographs in the exhibit show- case some of the people who helped shape Sarasota County," the release adds. Among those figures are James Platt, the only licensed alligator trapper in the area; Rita Roehr, the City of Sarasota's first female commissioner and mayor; Lou Jacobs, circus clown leg- end; Mack Doss, a Florida rancher; and Syd Solomon, who with his wife, Annie, founded the Sarasota School of Art. "In an honest look at the people who have created Sarasota's diversity, the portraits and accompanying narratives are a celebration of the area's rich culture spanning the 20th MCCOURTNEY PHOTO EXHIBIT FEATURED IN TERRACE BUILDING Photographer J.B. McCourtney discusses his work during a Sarasota County Historical Resources program on May 28. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader June 6, 2014 Page 76